Emma Nichol - Science Tutoring

I notice lots of people visit my page, then don't contact me.

Note that I'm happy to tutor via Zoom in the long term, so it doesn't matter if you're in Swindon or Singapore - we can still work together!

I tutor any science up to 16 and Physics post-16. I specialise in International Baccalaureate Physics and UK A-levels, but I've done other stuff! And I'm really bored, so happy to give free trial sessions.

My brother's magnificent microscope

The ioLight inverted microscope - live cell and embryo imager. Richard Williams introduces ioLight's inverted microscope. This product images live cell or embryo growth inside an incubator. The image is displayed and re...

One for my A-Level and IB students...https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/05/ship-hovering-above-sea-cornwall-optical-illusion #:~:text=David%20Morris%2C%20who%20captured%20the,known%20as%20a%20superior%20mirage.

Walker 'stunned' to see ship hovering high above sea off Cornwall David Morris encounters rare optical illusion known as superior mirage while out on coastal stroll

End of Neanderthals linked to flip of Earth's magnetic poles, study suggests Event 42,000 years ago combined with fall in solar activity potentially cataclysmic, researchers say

Surprisingly little online commentary about Ofqual's consultation document . There's a link early on if you want to take part.

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As I predicted to my students 10 days ago....

GCSE and A-level pupils could sit mini exams to aid grading Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said this would help teachers to decide "deserved grades".

Yes, girls can be scientists too

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine: Bogus reports, accidental finds - the story of the jab The BBC's medical editor Fergus Walsh has been following the Oxford vaccine for the past year.

If it's not cloudy, remember to look out for this 'star' low in the sky to the south-west at about 5pm. I'll have to take my telescope somewhere as I'm on the East-facing side of the valley.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/15/how-to-watch-the-jupiter-and-saturn-great-conjunction-of-2020?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR2nlFtMzSjbGf51d8x7Sewy6fGRoTazJRq50WF2KKfk8-yO_WWQ3KDxms8

How to watch the Jupiter and Saturn 'great conjunction' of 2020 On 21 December, the planets will align, appearing closer than they have since the middle ages, in what is being called a ‘Christmas kiss’

Great application of science here. Many people don't realise that storing energy is difficult. Here, excess energy from wind farms is used to compress air, which is then stored. When needed, it is decompressed to drive turbines to generate electricity. Cheaper than batteries for long term storage, but, more importantly 'clean'.

BBC News - UK energy plant to use liquid air

UK energy plant to use liquid air The 50MW facility near Manchester hopes to store enough power for roughly 50,000 homes.

This is a bit worrying, but is another reason why herd immunity is a bad idea

Proportion of people in England with Covid antibodies has fallen, study says Figure has dropped by over a quarter in three months, fuelling concerns over reinfection

I've just been sorting out some paperwork, including my files of completed A-level past papers.

My son completed EVERY AQA Physics paper since 2010 and every AS paper since 2016. He got an A*. Go figure.